Silk Road forums
Discussion => Security => Topic started by: Onionsheep on February 02, 2012, 06:14 am
-
So I recently heard about Silk and subsequently Tor... I was wanting to know a little bit more about how Tor works... Everything seems secure and the Silk guys seem to be taking every precaution they can to keep anonymity, for the site, it's customers and it's sellers... I've been very careful, using Tor, false email addresses, usernames and passwords not associated with me at all... I am hesitant to make a purchase straight away without expanding my knowledge on how this all works... I just want to make sure I'm safe and that nothing can be traced back to me... I'm particularly interested in purchasing blotters and have checked out the reputable LSD vendors list... Any help or reassurance you guys can offer will be greatly appreciated... I hope to one day be a regular customer...
Thanks :)
Onion
-
The least secure part of a SR transaction is giving your address to the seller. This is why (almost) all sellers use PGP encryption - so even if SR itself was hacked, your address can still only be seen by the seller. There are a number of guides here (with pictures) to using PGP. The software is not user-friendly, but if you follow the guides exactly you'll be fine.
-
Yeah, that is one aspect that concerned me... I was going to get it delivered to a different address for security reasons, I'm sure a friend would be ok with that... Blotters should be relatively easy to conceal, when compared to things like grass, as they tend to lack a strong smell and resemble stamps... I'll look into PGP encryption just to be extra confident... Cheers :D
-
Thanks - most sellers require use of PGP or they won't ship. Some accept privnote.com, but PGP is the gold standard here.
Blotters should be easy to ship. Weed is probably the hardest to ship bc it's relatively bulky and has a strong distinctive smell.
-
Small amounts of weed, particularly domestic shouldn't be a huge issue. In my experience buying weed on SR it's usually flattened thinly and then triple vacuum sealed. Of course a dog will still be able to smell it but any postal worker or customs agent would be oblivious otherwise.